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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05
SUFFOCATING SMOKE.
A Number Of Lives Lost by . small Tene
meat House Fire.

Number Of Lives Lost by . small Tene--
meat House Fire.
CHICAGO, July 29-At 24O o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in the bakery
Of Chris. Beffen, 3I65 Archer avenue, u
threc-story and basement brick tenement.
For time the fire smoldered and nothing
serious was thought of it, Shortly after
three O'Clock it was discovered that num-
Der of people living in the building were
either dead or dying from the effects Of the
smoke and flame. The firemen and police
hurried into the building and soon began
bearing out unconscious bodies until
eleven people had been removed. Mrs.
Trugo. Mrs. Bonner and three others will
die. Two surviving Trugo children were
badly suffOcated. Their recovery is doubt.
full. Nelson Trugo attempted to lower his
wife and two year old baby out of second
story window, but the rope was short and
the woman and child hung suspended in
mid-air, surrounded by flames Captain
Cowan, Of truck H, seeing their perilous
position, rushed up ladder and attempted
to rescue them, but . sudden outburst of
smoke envelOped them, and the.
captain, woman ard child fell in
to the flames below. Willing hands
dragged them out, and the captain was
found to be terribly burned about the face,
hands and feet. He also inhaled large
quantity Of the hot air, and is thought to be /.
fatally injured. The mother was so bsdly
burned that she succumbed to her injuries
q few minutes later. A young girl named
Annie Drew. aged eighteen years, who
boarded with the Trugo family, was carried
down stairs by the firemen. She is badly
injured, but will recover. A pos of grease
boiling over on stove was the cause of
the fire.
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The Baxtes Murder.

MEXICO, Mo-, July ga coat belonging
to George Adams, a man who narrowly es-
capped death in railroad accident here
June -. and who is now slowly recovering
from his injuries. was sent to Sheriff Viii.
hite, OF Ernporia, Kan, yesterday after
noon. The coat is wanted there for the
purpose OF identifying Adams as Dell
Smith, who murdered z. l.. Baxter
in brutal manner at Emporia last
May. Adams ITALICS exactly with the de-
scription of the murderer Smith, and was
known to have been in Kansas in May.
He says he has often gone by the name Of
Smith, but stoutiy denies the murder
Adams. though yet young, has led an ad-
venturous life, having been an English
sailor until four years ago, when he came
to this country.
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Horne Shocked tn Death.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July Ex-Governor
Seay was the victim Of a peculiar accident
yesterday afternoon. He and his private
secretary. j. 4. Jackson, were driving
down the main tbororghfare OF the city,
when one OF the guy-wires which support
the overhead cable Of the electric street
railway broke and fell to the ground, str1k-
ing the Governors horse. The wire was
heasily charged with electricity, and the
horse becoming entangled was shocked and
burned TO death in few minutes. Had II
fallen a second later the wire would have
struck the Governor and Mr.. Jackson IN
stead Of the horse. The accident created
great uneasiness about the safety Of the
electrc-car system.
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Tho Tolliver Vendetta.

LoGASsPORT, Ind, July Colonel John
B. Castleman and Adjutant Rogers Will.
Jams returned from Norehead to-day.
where they had been sent by Governor
Knott to inquire into the propriety Of send
ing troops to attend on the sessions Of the
circuit court, which is to convene there
next Monday. They decided TO report
adversely, as the town il dead,
every business house being closed and the
doors nailed up. with the exception OF one
small grocery and o saloon, the latter being
carried on by tho widow Of the late Craig
Tolliver, ard the town 10 patrolled Gay and
night by forty members Of the law and or.
der society. armed with Winchester ri1ea
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A Grave Charge,

WASHINGTON, July @-Yesterday As
sistant Surgeon Crawford, Of the navy, in
charge Of the naval hospital, was arrested
under the provisions Of the Edmunds
Polygamy act for criminal communication
with a young girl said to be under fourteen
years of age, the daughter Of DR.. White, q
leading chiropodist Of Washington. The
Edmunds law has been judicially held to
apply to the District Of Columbia as well az
the Territories, and this is the first arrest
under that act. The action under which
the warrant issued was: ''That if an I'M
married minor woman commit fornication
each OF them shall be punished by i'm
prisorment not exceeding six months
or BY fine not exceeding 500"
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WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The case Of.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Crawford. OF the
navy, who was arrested Thursday charged.
with the betrayal Of the fourteen-year-oid
girl, Eva White, was live topic Of CONVEX
sation in naval circles here yesterday
Surgeon General Gunnell, Of the navy, said
that DR.. Crawford stood well in the service
and he was inclined to believe the story
told by Crawford to an intimate friend that
he was entirely innocent of the charges.
and that they were brought against him
for blackmailing purposes. It is thought
probable that unless DR.. Crawford Is abic
to clear himself entirely he will tender his
resignation from the navy at once.
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scandaleus story Denied.

BosroN, July 29-E. H. Lewis, formerly,
Of Maiden, and OF the firm Of Lewis Bros. >
shoe dealers, with branch stores in Dallas,
Tex, and Jacksonville, Fla, has returned
to this CITY. He stoutiy denies the story
arst published some days ago in Jackson
sonviile Fla paper, that he or his mis-
tress had murdered his daughter Hattie
during visit that the daughter made with
her father TO Florida last winter. Lewis
states that the girl died a natural death,
and that the scandalous stories concerning
his daughters death were set ahoat By his
wife. She was, he says, unjustly jealous
OF the lady with whom he and his daughter
boarded. His wife, he intimates, is OF un--
sound mind
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05

NEW YORK, July 2.-M. Baptiste, the
Chinese interpreter. reported to Police Su-
perIntenoent Murray to-day that Cong
Seng, the crazy witness in the murder trial
against Chyo Cbiagk. the chief OF the high
binders Of st. LOUIS, who ran away on
Saturday, had been found. He was seen
trotting along the railroad track toward
Stamford, Conn.,, Tuesday morning by an
insurance broker. He was shoeless and
hatless and apparently weak from hunger.
The broker gave him something to eat and
subsequently, remembering the disappear.
ance, notified the police. The crazy CHINA.
man was found in Stamford BY Mr.. Bap-
tiste and u now in CUSTODY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05

Tn llississipps state Prohibition CONVEX
ton met ct jacobson on the 9Th
CnARLEs, the ten-yesr-oh son Of G. I.
Harrell, Of Darlington County, n c., was
playing in his fathers yard the other day
with colored boy, when they were struck
BY lightning and both instantly killed.
FURTHER trouble was expected at More
head, Rowan County,, KY, as soon as the
shefiff's posse was removed. The Tolliver-
ties threaten to avenge the killing of Craig
Tolliver. His widow IL running saloon at
Morehead. the other business Of the town
being completely dead.
FIRE in Georgetown, KY. recently de-
stroyed seven business houses including
the newspaper office. Loss $4,000.
The boiler Of the Houston Tex Lumber
Company's saw and planning mill exploded
recently, wrecking half the building and
killing A. g. Wells, general manager Of the
company; Andrew Henry, engineer. and
Frank Wilson, laborer. One man and two
boys were reported missing.
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THE FUNNEL CLOUD.
DISASTROUS Tornado Mt David City, Neb.-
Wind Storm I'm Iowa.

DISASTROUS Tornado Mt David City, Mob
Wind Storm I'm Iowa.
OMAHA, July 3o.-At six p. m. yesterday
tornado from southwest to northeast,
struck David City. demo.ishing number
OF buildings, among which was the b. Il NJ.
depot. the school-house, brick hotel in
course OF erection, and two elevators. The
fences ana buildings on the fair
grounds were demolished. One man was :
killed, another's body crushed. and large
number injured and bruised from flying
timbers and debris A party Of ladies',
members Of the w. T. c. u, were holding
party on the lawn, when several of them
were picked up by the wind and carried
short distances. None were seriously in
jured. All is confusion and no reliable.
news as to the extent the damage is OBJ
STORM IN IOWA.
Mason CITY, Iowa July 3O.-About fve-
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a very heavy
wind storm swept over this section. Sew
eral buildings were unroofed and barns
and dwellings blown down.
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THE WEST.

The Morrison building, seven stories, was
Burned at Minneapolis. Mimi, the other
night Loss about $500 OOO; one-third in
sured.
The wellknown Missouri politician, John
O'Day, was divorced from his wife at
Springfield recently.
DANIEL 81. HEwIs & Co, wholesale MILL
ners Of Chicago, have made an assignment
With $4,000 assets and liabilities
THE Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce
has appointed . committee to invite Presi-
dent Cleveland to visit Cincinnati during
his Western tour.
JAMES B. LAxAR, Of Omaha, has been ap-
POINTED National Bank Examiner for Da-
kcta.
TIE Philadelphia express on the Balti-
more & Ohio road the other night It York.
1Dd., owing to . misplaced switch raa on to
. siding and into freight train standing
there. Engineer c. Crsmer and Fireman
Edward Kooken, Of the passenger train,
were both killed, and ". K Deyine, Of the
freight, was badly injured. but will recover.
There was good reason for suspicion thai
the accident was the result OF deliberate
attempt to wreck the train.
TIE order issued By George Bentley, bar
ring out colored troops from the interna-
ssonal military encampment, to be held at
Chicago in October. has been recalled by
request Of the board Of managers Of the en-
borprise.
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.
Kansas City,
To President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland,
Greeting, 1887.

The first six leaves OF the book contain
ak a!legOrical figures in water color, illus
trative Of the resources of Kansas City and
the States Of Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Col
oradO and the Indian Territory. Kansas
City Is represented by winged figure
seated on a hemisphere, on which is traced
the outlines Of the States named, Of
which Kansas City is the gateway. Tho
second sketch (Kansas) is q figure bear
ing sheaf of wheat in her arms and car
rylng in her hand o sunflower. Missouri
is represented by q maiden seated on some
shcaves OF garnered wheat. At the feet
Of the figure is q cornucopia from which
fruits, vegetables and cereals have fallen
iprofusion. Some chimneys in the dis
lance recall Missouri's manufacturing in
dustries. Vulcan flttlngly illustrates the
mineral resources Of Colorado. The last
conception Of the artist is his happiest 1t
is an Indian maiden just awakened from
slumber. Out Of the msts surrounding
her comes the spirit OF progress bearing in
her left hand wreath and whispering to
her promise Of what the future has in
store for when sne (the Indian Territory
shall have been made State.
Then follow the 21,OCJ signatures which
were obtained IN seven days. The Presi-
dent having completed his examination of
the invitation, was introduced TO the ladies'
accompanying the party, who told him
frankly that they were not half as DESTROYS
of seeing him in Kansas City as they werc
Mrs. Cleveland.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05
4 SWEET REPORT.


CeaeoeA Swlt1ler'o Rep0fe - Sugar 0n0
syrap.
WASHINGTON. July 2QlThe Chief OF ~
Bureau Of Statistics, Colonel Switzler, has,
Just issued quarterly report, which co.,
tains, among other interesting matter, valr-
liable tables in regard to sugar and molae--
ses, showing the imports and exports or
these articles since 1852; their production.
in the United States and foreign countries.
for series Of years; the present tariff rates.
ON sugar and molasses in the leading com,
morcial countries, and the export duties
imposed by various countries on sugar.
Tables are presented showing what per-
cent. the value Of our imports Of sugar has
been Of the total value Of all imported
dutiable merchandise ct various periods
since 1921; also what per cent. Of our Gus
toms revenue collected ON all merchandise
has been derived from duties on sugar..
1t appears from these tables that the
value OF imports Of sugar has ranged
from Is per cent. Of the value Of dutiables
imports in 1873 to nineteen per cent. Of
such imports in 1S75, and that the duty COL
iected thereon has huctuated from IS por-
cent OF all customs duties collected on du--
TABLE merchandise in 1895 to 2S.6 per cent.
thereof in 1885. While in 1886 "a per cent.
OF all customs duties collected on merchau--
disc was derived from sugar and molasses,
the value OF these articles comprised only
IL per cent OF the value of imports of all
merchandise, and 20 per cent of the value
OF dutiable imported merchandise. An in
teresting table is given showing the leading
sources OF our customs revenue in order Of
magnitude for q series Of years. Sugar
and molasses comprise our leading source
OF revenue. OF the duties collected ON
merchandise in 1856, amounting to about
<lS9,OOO,OOo, q per cent. thereof was col
lected on sugar and molasses. Manufac--
turers Of wool stand next in or order, as a
source Of revenue, the duty collected there
on amounting during the year to IA per-
cent. OF all duties collected on merchandise.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON Norn

WASHINGTON NOTks
PERMISSION has been granted the Central
and South American Telegraph Company
70 extend its lines across the Isthmus OF
Panama and along the Atlantic coast Of
South America.
Ar council of the President and some
advisers, held at the White House on the
18th, it was virtually decided that he should
visit this fall Kansas City, st Paul and the
Minneapolis exposition, Milwaukee and
Chicago as well as st. Louis. 1t 10 possible
that this will Immediately precede the
Southern trip through the Gulf States.
TEE general internal revenue collections
for the past fiscal year show Q general in
crease of 81, 9S2. SSS There was Q falling OF
in the spirit tax of g. 262, 9A
The Washington Catholic University
Committee has been called TO meet in Rome
August7.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MAYNARD has in
structed the Collector Of Customs at New
York to prohibit the importation of mer-
chandise belonging to nonresident: owners,
unless the invoices are verified by the oath
ofthe owner. The oath Of an agent is not
to be accepted. except upon evidence that
the regular invoice could not be obtained.
JOIN II. GLEASON, of West Troy, N. ".
has been debarred from practice before the
interior Department.
ASSISTANT SURGEON CRAWFORD of the
navy, in charge of the naval hospital st
Washington, has been arrested under the
provisions Of the Edmunds Polygamy act
for criminal communication with young
girl said to be under fourteen years Of age,
the daughter of DR.. White, a leading CHR
OpOdist of Washington.
The Chief Of tie Bureau of Animal In
dustry has made a preliminary report to
the Commissioner of Agriculture on the
progress of the work for the suppression
OF pleuro-pneumonia for the six months
ended June 80, 1887. The report shows the
disease to be extensively f,rcad.
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"A needy gentleman named Mr..
Seedy thus explained his reasons for
preferring to wear stockings with holes
to having them darned. "A hole"
said he, "may be the accident of 3 day.
and will pass upon the best gentleman.
but darn is premeditated poverty"
Golden Ddys.
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Young housekeeper Ito butcher)-

Young housekeeper Ito butcher)-
'How much do you charge for spring
lamb?" Butcher .'Two-fifty for a
hind-quarter. num-" Young house,
keeper-.'Well. give me the smallest
you have. My husband says We must
economic on meat this month. -
Puck.
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THE SOUTH.

THE employees Of the Eclipse wooden mill,
Louisville, KY, struck recently on de-
mand for ten per cent. increas, in wages.
A BAPTIST preacher named Blackwell
was assassinated by unknown parties near
Killeen, Tex, recently. The cause was
supposed to be an old neighborly grudge.
THE grand State rally of anti-prohibi-
tionists began at Fort Worth, Tex, on the
18th. Forty Thousand persons were said
to be present.
A HEAVY storm prevailed on the Gulf and
Mobile bay on the 9th. 1t was feared that
the schooner White Sea, which put to sea
in spite of cautionary signals, had been
caught in the worst Of the storm.
A DELEGATION from Lynchbarg, Va.
headed by Senator Daniel, called on the
President recently and invited him to at
tend the State fair to be held at Lynch
burg in October next. The President
promised to consider the invitation aud SAID
he would give them decided answer at
later day.
A MOB at Redan, Ga, the other day
lynched Reuben johnson (colored). He
had outraged the person of Mrs. James
Rush. Reuben Cole (colored) was also
lynched for the same 6hense. in Surrey
County, Va.
MAITLAND Democrats at Baltimore on the
9th nominated Elihu E. jackson for Gov
ernor; W. r. White, Attorney General; l.
v. Baugmann, Comptroller.
WHILE party Of men were engaged in
pitching dollars in the rear Of G. W. Phin-
ney's store At Bertrxm, Tex, the other day
lightning struck and killed n. B. Sinclair
and 6. A Phinney, and mortally injured
Quinn Sanford. G. w. Phinney and DR..
Hayward were badly shocked.
ELEVEN new cases Of yellow fever and
two deaths were reported At Key West.
Fla, on the 18th.
TEE mangled remains Of some unknown
man were found on the Fort Worth 4 Den
yer CITY, near Henrietta. Tex, the other
night The body, legs and arms were sep
Rr2ted.
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throwing oranges grow in tho
West Indies and Mexico. SO that they
shall pass muster as real Florida
fruit. is the device of an enterprising
Yankee. The process consists of put
ting the fruit into large seive and
passing it over hot fire until the
oranges contained therein are
sufficiently scorched. technically
crowned" to give them the true
Florida tingc, which is peculiar to that
delicious orange. The drowned
fruit is mostly shipped North and
West-BostOn Budget.
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sures the establishment of q branch OF that
concern in this country.
THE Columbian National Bank of Phila-
Cciphla has got into financial difficulties
owing to the lack Of funds.
TIE Wells q French, bridge and car
building works, Chicago, burned the other
morning. Loss, sl5OOOl
CHARLES H. REED, one Of Guiteau's law
yers, attempted suicide at New York on
the SOth, by jumping into the North nver.
He was rescued after the paddle-wheel of a
steamer had given him blow on the head.
CAPTAIN GILBERT KNAPP, the founder OF
Racine, Wis, died Of old age on the 31st.
He was in the naval service of the United
States and participated in many battles in
ISL.
The glass factories of s. Mckee & Co.
and King. Son & Co, Pittsburgh, Pa, were
burned recently. Loss, $i50,O0O; insurance.
t75, 600.
CLEARING house returns for week endDd
July b showed an average increase OF 13.9
compared with the corresponding week Of
last year. In New York the increase was
1873
SECURITIES on the London Exchange
were generally lower during the week
ended July 81, in sympathy with New York.
On the continent the bourses were dull and
quiet, Russian securities being neglected
In Berlin.
Two mail coaches were robbed by single
near Dripping Springs, Hays
County, Tex. the other night. The robber
escaped with his booty, the amount Of
which was unknown.
TIE Kansas Board Of Railroad Commits
siouers have requested the various rail-
roads OF the State TO cooperate with the
Sanitary Commission in dealing with the
Texas fever now epizootic.
SENATOR REAeAS, Of Texas, has replied
10 Jefferson Davis letter opposing prohibit
lion. Reagan says that the letter Of Davis
aas cost prohibition In Texas many thou
lxnds Of votes.
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SHE LOVED THE LIEUTENANT.
A Girl Scales Convent Wall to Join the SAL
Vation Army-A Short Enlistment.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4-Judee Kempf, of Chilli
cothe, Livingston county. Missouri. is one of the
most prominent men in that part of the State.
Among the bellies of Chillicothe is his handsome
laughter, Madge. aged eighteen years. The
Judge decided to give his daughter the benefit of
d convent education. SO he selected the Visitation
Convent. Of this city. the proper place for the
tady's tuition. He arrived in the city Monday,
with his daughter. and that afternoon they hap
pened to run afoul of the Salvation Army, and
eonversed with some of the members.
The GIRL who is educated and refined, seemed
to be taken up with the lieutenant. but her
father paid no attention to it. Tuesday he
placed her in the convent and returned home
Last night she escaped from her room, and by
the aid Of her skirts climbed ten-toot stone
wall and proceeded to the Salvation Army head
quarters, whore she asked permission of the
lieutenant to join. She was furnished with a
uniform, but had scarcely made her first appear
ance when the escape was called to the attention
Of the police, and she arrested aud is now
held for her father. She said she loved the lieu
tenant.
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inside the House, outside they are simply citi-
zens subject to the law. The affair hum
bug from first to last and the wonder is that any
itn
The Daily News says: ITO the good sense. Of
OF the Irish leaders belongs the
credit of the peaceful issue. The authors of The
proclamation against the league alone de-
feated and rendered ridiculous"
The Post regards the result with lively salts
faction.
The Telegraph says: Seldom, even in the
history of Irish agitation. has greater fasco
been witnessed. The imposing Nationalist
police. to hold hasty meeting until dispersed
by hussars.n
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Murdered AT a moonlight Picnic

GAINESVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 4.-Charles Ken
nedy and Abraham Tompkins persuaded Mitchell
Seat to accompany them to moonlight picnic
by the colored people at Moselex's Hill, thirty
miles out on the Charlotte road, - night. About
midnight Seat lay down on plank to rest, when
Tompkins reminded him of a whjAping he (Seat)
caused him (,rompkins) TO get Vt school. and
told him he had to die that night for it. Ken
nedy then threw bottle at Seat. Tompkins
drew revolver, holding to Seats head while
Kennedy stabbed him to death. Seat held
chair between himself and Tompkins, begging
to be let alone, that they had an unfair advan-
tage of him. which they said they were de-
termined to hold. One arm was cut nearly off,
and Seat bled to death very soon. All three
were young colored men. Seat was the only
married one. The prisoners gave another ver-
sion. They say that Seat raised the row and
started to throw a lamp, and Tompkins inter
the killing was done in elf-defense, came TO
town and surrendered to the authorities. and
Tompkins was arrested the ground. Both
are in jail There is much excitement among
the negroes.